1. the doctor said to me that i could phone him if i felt worse

2. He said to me that his car had been stolen a few weeks before

3. David said to us that he was not enjoying his job very much

4. He asked me if I spoke some languages

5. He askes us if we liked the school

6. I asked them if they lived with their parents

7. He asked me if i liked my job

8. David asked me if they taught music

9.He asked us if we were going to London the next week?

10. He asked her if she had enjoyed herself at the party the night before

11.He asked me if I had never been to Paris

12. I asked David if I had a car

13. Bill asked them if they had played for their school team

Put the following sentences into reported speech:

1.She said to him, “Where do you live?”

……She asked him where he lived …………..…………………………………………………………………………………….

2.She said to me, “When have you been to town today?”

…..…She asked me when I had been to town that day ………………………………………………………………………………..

3.She said to John, “How is your father today?”.

……She asked John how his father was that day …………………………………………………………………………………………

4.He said, “Where shall I be tomorrow?”

…He asked where he would be the day after…………………………………………………………………………………………………

5.John said, “What can I do to help you ,Anna?”

……John asked Anna what he could do for her ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

6.John said, “What do you say, Mary?”

……John asked Mary whay she said ……………………..…………………………………………………………………………

7.Mary said, “How do you feel l, John?”

…… Mary asked John how he felt………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 8.He said to me, “What is your name?”

……He asked me what my name was …………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. She said to me, “Where are you going for your holidays?”

……He asked me where I was  going for my holidays…………………………………………………………………

10. She said, “How long does it take to get to London, Ba”

……She asked Ba how long it took to get to London ……………………………………………………………………

11.   'What happened to Mr. Budd?' said one of the men.  

………One of the man asked what had happened to Mr Budd…………………………………………………………………  

12.   'Which of his sons inherited his estate?' asked another.         

……Another asked which of his sonshad inherited his estate ……………………………………………………………………

13.   'Who is going to live in the big house?' enquired a third. 

……………A third enquired who was going to leave in the big house……………………………………………………………

14.   'What will happen to his racehorses?' asked someone else.

……asked what would happen to his racehorses……………………………………………………………………    

15.   'Which team has won?' asked Ann.                               

…………Ann asked which team had won………………………………………………………………

16.   'Which team won the previous match?' said Bill.

……Bill said which team had won the previous match ……………………………………………………………………          

17.   'Who is playing next week?' he asked.

……He asked who was playing the next week……………………………………………………………………                             

18.   'Who will be umpiring that match?' asked Tom.

………Tom asked who would be umpiring that match…………………………………………………………………

19.   'Who wants a lift home?' said Ann.

…………………Ann asked who wanted a lift home………………………………………………………                             

20.   'Who has just dropped a $10 note?' I asked.

      ………I asked who had just dropped a $10 note…………………………………………………………………

EXERCISES (REPORTED SPEECH: WH-QUESTIONS)

1. “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me

…THe teacher asked me where my father worked……………………………………………..……………………………………………………………

2. “How many people are there in your family?” She asked Lan

……She asked Lan how many people there were in my family……………………………………………..…………………………………………………………

3. Tam’s friend asked him “How long will you stay in England?”

……Tam’s friend asked him how long he would stay in England ……………………………………………….………………………………………………………

4. “Are there some oranges in the fridge?” She asked her mom

……She asked her mom if there were some oranges in the fridge ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. The teacher said to Lien “What‘s your hobby?”

……The teacher asked Lien what her hobby was ……………………………………………..…………………………………………………………

6. “How do you go to the airport?” His friend asked him

…His friend asked him how he went to the airport…………………………………………….……………………………………………………………

7. “How much does this dress cost?” Lan asked Lien

……Lan asked Lien how much this dress cost………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Ba asked Tam “How often do you wash your clothes?”

………Ba asked Tam how often he washed that clothes……………………………………………….……………………………………………………

9. “When will your father leave Vietnam for the USA?” Phong asked Thu

……Phong asked Thu when her father would leave VN for the USA……………………………………………………….………………………………………………

10. “How many books do the students need?” The librarian asked myteacher

…………The librarian asked my teacher how many books the students needed………………………………………………………………………..…………………………

Bt lm bài 1 thôi nha: 

1.She said to him, “Where do you live?”

……She asked him where he lived …………..…………………………………………………………………………………….

2.She said to me, “When have you been to town today?”

…..…She asked me when I had been to town that day ………………………………………………………………………………..

3.She said to John, “How is your father today?”.

……She asked John how his father was that day …………………………………………………………………………………………

4.He said, “Where shall I be tomorrow?”

…He asked where he would be the day after…………………………………………………………………………………………………

5.John said, “What can I do to help you ,Anna?”

……John asked Anna what he could do for her ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

6.John said, “What do you say, Mary?”

……John asked Mary whay she said ……………………..…………………………………………………………………………

7.Mary said, “How do you feel l, John?”

…… Mary asked John how he felt………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 8.He said to me, “What is your name?”

……He asked me what my name was …………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. She said to me, “Where are you going for your holidays?”

……He asked me where I was  going for my holidays…………………………………………………………………

10. She said, “How long does it take to get to London, Ba”

……She asked Ba how long it took to get to London ……………………………………………………………………

11.   'What happened to Mr. Budd?' said one of the men.  

………One of the man asked what had happened to Mr Budd…………………………………………………………………  

12.   'Which of his sons inherited his estate?' asked another.         

……Another asked which of his sonshad inherited his estate ……………………………………………………………………

13.   'Who is going to live in the big house?' enquired a third. 

……………A third enquired who was going to leave in the big house……………………………………………………………

14.   'What will happen to his racehorses?' asked someone else.

……asked what would happen to his racehorses……………………………………………………………………    

15.   'Which team has won?' asked Ann.                               

…………Ann asked which team had won………………………………………………………………

16.   'Which team won the previous match?' said Bill.

……Bill said which team had won the previous match ……………………………………………………………………          

17.   'Who is playing next week?' he asked.

……He asked who was playing the next week……………………………………………………………………                             

18.   'Who will be umpiring that match?' asked Tom.

………Tom asked who would be umpiring that match…………………………………………………………………

19.   'Who wants a lift home?' said Ann.

…………………Ann asked who wanted a lift home………………………………………………………                             

20.   'Who has just dropped a $10 note?' I asked.

      ………I asked who had just dropped a $10 note…………………………………………………………………

Put the following into Reported speech
1. He said to her, "Do you like your headmaster?"
=> He asked her if she liked her headmaster.
2. Her mother said to her, " Can parents visit the school at any time?"
=> Her mother asked her if parents could visit the school at any time.
3. She said, "Are the playing fields near the school?"
=> She wanted to know if the playing fields were near the school.
4. She said to me, "Did you go to the city last week?"
=> She asked me if I went to the city the previous week.
5. He asked them, "How big are your classes?"
=> He asked them how big their classes were.
6. The teacher said to the boy, "Why do you go to school late?"
=> The teacher asked the boy why he went to school late.
7. I said to her, "What is your new house like?"
=> I asked her what her new house was like.
8. "What else did you see?" The policeman asked him
​=> The policeman asked him what else he had seen.

1. He said, "I am going to town with my sister"

=> He said he was going to town with his sister

2. He said to her, "you are wearing your best clothes"

=>He said to her that she was wearing her best clothes

3. They said, "We are unlucky today"

=> They said they were unlucky that day

4. She said to me, "I want to speak to your brother"

=> She said to me that she wanted to speak to my brother

5. She said, "I have helped my mother"

=> She said she had helped her mother

6. John said to Mary, "She is ready to go with us"

=> John said to Mary that she was ready to go with them

7. She said to me , "they do not know you"

=> She said to me that they didn't know you

8. He said, "I shall answer the phone"

=> He said he would answer the phone

9. She said to them, "You can do it if you try"

=>  She said to them that they could do it if they try

10. He said, "He has done his homework well"

=> He said he had done his homework well

I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. What country do you come from? said Bill

Bill asked What country i came from

2. Where did you spend your holiday last summer? He said to her

He sasked her Where she had spent your holiday last summer

3. What are you going to study? He said to Mary

He asked Mary What she was going to study

4. What do you think of the canteen coffee? asked Peter

Peter asked What I thought of the canteen coffee

5. Where were you last night? He said to her

He asked her Where she had been the night before

6. Tom said to the girl, When did you have this picture taken?

Tom asked the girl When she had had this picture taken

7, He said to me, Are you a teacher?

He asked me if i was a teacher

8. Are you hungry now? She said to me

She asked me if i was hungry then

9. He said to me, do you understand it now?

He asked me if i understood it then

10. Did you pass the exam, John? The teacher asked

The teacher asked if jonh had passed the exam

11. Did you phone me yesterday? Tom asked Mary

Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the previous day

1) She asked him where he lived

2) She asked me if I had been to town that day

3) She asked John how his father was that day

4) He asked where I should be the netx day

5) John asked if he might close the window

6) John asked Mary what she said

7) Mary asked John if he felt well

8) He asked me what my name was

9) She asked me where I was going for my holiday

10) She asked Ba how long it took to get to London

He said to her that she was his friend

Johny to his mother that he didn't know how to do that exercise

My friend asked if I was going to leave the next day

My mother asked if I had done my homework

Bill asked what time I went to bed the night before

The policeman said there was an accident

I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. Have you seen this film before? He asked me

He asked me if i had seen that film before

2. Is your school near here? She said

She asked if my school was near there

3. Tom asked his friend, Do you go to school by bus

Tom asked his friend if he went to school by bus

4. I asked Mary: Can you use a computer?

I asked Mary if i could use a computer

5. Mr. Ba said: Does your father live here?

Mr. Ba asked if my father lived there

6. Have you ever seen a tiger? He asked me

He asked me if i had seen a tiger

7. Did you study hard for the exam? She asked

She asked if i had studied hard for the exam

8. He asked me, Do you like these trousers?

He asked me if i liked these trousers

9. Marry asked me, Will you go to school next week?

Marry asked me if i would go to school the following week

10. What's weather like? She asked me

She asked me What weather was like

11. How can I solve the problem? I wanted to know

I wanted to know How to solve the problem

12. What did you think of performance yesterday? She asked me

She asked me What i had thought of performance yesterday

13. Where is my umbrella? She asked

She asked Where my umbrella was

14. How are you? Martin asked us

Martin asked us how we were

15. He asked, Do I have to do it

He asked if he had to do it